# Thakurpur Village, Rishikesh, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Rishikesh, Dehradun 

# Thakurpur

Thakurpur is a village in Rishikesh sub-district of Dehradun district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **344 people in 71 households**, the 44th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 344people (2011)
- 71households
- 85.3%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Thakurpur

Of every 100 households in Thakurpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Thakurpur · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**16%

Tap water ****3%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**68%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**30%

Use banking services ****4%**

**84%

Television ****55%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**7%

None of these assets ****18%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**84%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Thakurpur?

■ Thakurpur · ■ Rishikesh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793**

**859

Working population ****30.5%**

**35.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.6% for men and 73.6% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (7%) · **■** Other work 39 (37%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Rishikesh

- Rakhwal Gaon391 people
- Falsuwa369 people
- Sindhwal Gaon365 people
- Kandogal363 people
- Bairagada308 people
- Bhaglana287 people
- Bishan Garh269 people
- Badogal265 people

[All 88 villages in Rishikesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/dehradun/rishikesh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Thakurpur?344 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thakurpur in?Dehradun district (Rishikesh sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Thakurpur?85.3% (Census 2011)